Around 600 individuals from institutions and ministries within the BARMM government, international non-government organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and concerned citizens of Cotabato City and BARMM actively participated in today’s (April 23, 2024) “Rivers to Ocean Cleanup Day” at the Bangsamoro Ports Management Authority, Poblacion 6, Cotabato City.
Amid growing concerns about environmental degradation, the river clean-up drive aims to address pollution and litter found on rivers and water resources, ensuring that the environment and its ecosystem remain healthy and sustainable for generations to come.
KGI Chairperson Danilo T. Mocsin said, “𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦.” Simultaneously, clean-up drive activities are also being conducted along the rivers, lakes, and coastal areas of Maguindanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, and their respective municipalities.
Hundreds of volunteers from the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS)-BARMM together with the Kutawato Greenland Initiatives Inc (KGI) and partner organizations have gathered at Pantalan, Cotabato City, equipped with gloves, bags, and a determination to make a difference. The participants are dispersed along designated cleanup zones, ready to tackle debris and restore the natural beauty of the Rio Grande de Mindanao river.
“𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘷𝘴. 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘩𝘢 𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬 𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯. 𝘕𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘸𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘩𝘰. 𝘕𝘢𝘸𝘢’𝘺 𝘥𝘪 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰.” MPOS’ Development Management Officer IV Datu Marohomsar Gaya said during the program.
The river clean-up drive initiative is in celebration of this year’s Earth Day under the theme “Planet vs. Plastics”, aligned with the Ministry’s commitment to ensuring public safety and protecting the welfare of Bangsamoro communities by preserving the region’s natural water sources through collective action and promotion of environmental stewardship to safeguard the natural resources of the Bangsamoro region.
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